Biochemical Restoration
Updated June 09, 2015.
A new approach has been developed at the Health Recovery Center in Minneapolis in which alcoholism is treated as a physical disease. The treatment is called biochemical restoration.
According to the center, a published peer-review study showed this new approach succeeds 74 percent of the time in a three year follow-up study. Information on the Center's website claims that alcoholism is Not All In Your Mind and therefore any approach to recovery must also meet the needs of the body, pointing to the genetic components of alcoholism.
As the page reports: While the environmental influence certainly can't be discounted, new evidence strongly suggests that heredity plays a much stronger role in alcoholism than was once thought. There are also many biochemical aspects at play in those who are alcoholics, the Center says.
Like most "alternative" treatment programs for alcoholism, the Health Recovery Center is quick to point out what it believes are shortcomings in the Alcoholics Anonymous, or 12-step program, saying: cravings, depression, anxiety, insomnia, and many other physical symptoms induced by the chemical disruption of alcohol abuse are not corrected by simply attending meetings.
Its plan of "Treatment That Works" includes Biochemical Renewal, Rational Emotive Therapy, Extensive Individual Work, and "Unique" Family Support.
Unlike mutual support groups, there of course are costs involved for those who wish to take the Health Recovery Center six-week treatment.
The Center offers out-patient Detoxification and Primary Care treatment to Minneapolis area residents and out-of-state residents alike, providing apartments or efficiency apartments for those out of state.
To learn more about how the HRC program began and how it works, the Center has a book, Seven Weeks to Sobriety, written by Joan Mathews Larson, Ph.D, CCDP, who lost a son to alcoholism and is the director of the Center. Joan's Story is also featured on the HRC web site along with several testimonials to the effectiveness of the program.
A new approach has been developed at the Health Recovery Center in Minneapolis in which alcoholism is treated as a physical disease. The treatment is called biochemical restoration.
According to the center, a published peer-review study showed this new approach succeeds 74 percent of the time in a three year follow-up study. Information on the Center's website claims that alcoholism is Not All In Your Mind and therefore any approach to recovery must also meet the needs of the body, pointing to the genetic components of alcoholism.
As the page reports: While the environmental influence certainly can't be discounted, new evidence strongly suggests that heredity plays a much stronger role in alcoholism than was once thought. There are also many biochemical aspects at play in those who are alcoholics, the Center says.
Like most "alternative" treatment programs for alcoholism, the Health Recovery Center is quick to point out what it believes are shortcomings in the Alcoholics Anonymous, or 12-step program, saying: cravings, depression, anxiety, insomnia, and many other physical symptoms induced by the chemical disruption of alcohol abuse are not corrected by simply attending meetings.
Seven Weeks to Sobriety
The Center says that A.A. is a "wonderful network of psychological support for alcoholics" but from "a physical standpoint, AA's 12 step philosophy offers nothing."Its plan of "Treatment That Works" includes Biochemical Renewal, Rational Emotive Therapy, Extensive Individual Work, and "Unique" Family Support.
Unlike mutual support groups, there of course are costs involved for those who wish to take the Health Recovery Center six-week treatment.
The Center offers out-patient Detoxification and Primary Care treatment to Minneapolis area residents and out-of-state residents alike, providing apartments or efficiency apartments for those out of state.
To learn more about how the HRC program began and how it works, the Center has a book, Seven Weeks to Sobriety, written by Joan Mathews Larson, Ph.D, CCDP, who lost a son to alcoholism and is the director of the Center. Joan's Story is also featured on the HRC web site along with several testimonials to the effectiveness of the program.
